Since opening in 2017, Mac Tabby cat cafes in North Carolina have helped hundreds of cats find their forever home. The cafes have saved a few lucky humans too. Across the U.S., the number of cat ...

On New Year’s Day about 15 years ago, we spent hours looking for our cat. The fireworks had frightened the poor animal so much that it had hidden somewhere. We searched all its favorite places ...

By Emily Anthes Federal officials who spent the last year grappling with a surge of bird flu infections in cows and people are now confronting a spate of new cases in cats, some of which have died ...

A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

Stars of the feline firmament will align Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 25 and 26, with help from Leeza Hernandez, organizer of Space Cats Florida, an event that should elicit purrs from all kitty ...

Though people may mostly associate rabies with dogs, it’s a virus that can affect any mammal — including cats. In fact, rabies affects more cats than dogs in the United States. The virus can ...

The what, now? you may ask, reading this title. The social life of cats? Cat owners may have some doubts about this very concept. But in the last decade or so, there has been an upsurge of more ...

Cat owners tend to be very familiar with their pets' bathroom habits, thanks to litterbox duty. Cleaning the box isn't anyone's favorite chore, but it can be an excellent way to keep an eye on ...

Cats meow for several reasons, which change as they grow from kittens into cats. Kittens meow to their mothers to let them know when they're hungry, cold, or scared. But once kittens grow into ...

Cats have different sleep-wake cycles than other animals and are often busy at night. This is because cats are crepuscular, which means they hunt and are active in the evening or early morning.

If alternate universes do exist, there is probably one where the dominant cartoon animal (assuming they all have one) is not a mouse named Mickey, but a cat named Felix. And in this alternate ...